Former Gladewater officer arrested
Posted/updated on: November 10, 2025 at 3:09 am
GLADEWATER – After a Dallas investigation, a former Gladewater Police officer was taken into custody and charged with indecency with a minor.
Kenan Robert Laza, 29 of Longview, was taken into custody and charged with indecency with a child, a third-degree felony.
According to a release, Gladewater Police Chief Kyle Ready stated that the Dallas Police Department initially called at approximately 5 p.m. on Thursday to inform him that Laza had been taken into custody at his home.
A release states that Chief Ready arrived at Laza’s house and fired immediately. In order to guarantee that justice is served “to the fullest extent of the law,” the department stated that they are working in tandem with the Dallas Police Department during an investigation.
